Cutter



March 17, 1925.

J. M. REDINGER CUTTER F iled March 11, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet March 11, .1925. 1,529,917

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Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT o Fries.

JOSEPH M. REDINGER, or rnovrnnnon, RHODE ISLAND.

' CUTTER/.1:

Application filed March 11, 1924. Serial No. 698,461.

embodies novel cutters ano means for re-' movably mounting same on the cutter body.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide means for enabling the cutters to be easily and quickly removed from the cutter body.

The invention still further aims to provide a cutter structure wherein either or both sides of the cutters can be used for milling.

The invention also aims to provide a milling cutter structure wherein the individual cutters or cutting teeth are firmly secured in position by means of a simple and economical nature, involving a minimum number of parts, and has still further and other objects, which will be later set forth and manifested in the course of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1; is a side elevation of the inveu tion,

Figure 2 IS a side edge elevation; Figure 3 1s a section on line 33 of Fig ure 1.

Figure 41, is a side elevation of the key employed in removal of the cutters or cutter teeth.

Figure 5, is a rear end elevation of Figure 4 and Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the cutters or cutting teeth.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, the body of the cutter is preferably formed ofa pair of sections 1 and 2. having hub portions 3 and 4c, the section 1 having an inner projecting hub portion 5 received in an opening 6 of a corresponding form provided for its reception in the section 2. Transverse bolts or ,ins 7 extend through the sections and hea ed at their ends into engagement therewith so as to rigidly connect the sections and to form a rigid body. The sections 1; and 2 itir tlier formed with transverse openings 8 which extend entirely through same at points between the hub and the periphery of the body. I

The periphery of the body is further formed with inwardly extending slots 9 which are'of somewhat V-form and which extend through the outer side faces of the body as to accommodate the cutters or teeth 12,

therein; The bottoms of the slots 9 terminate in space relation to the openings 8. Keyways 10 are formed in the periphery of the body and at one side thereof communicate with the slots 9 and at their inner ends communicate with the openings 8.

v The cutters or cutting teeth 15 are of somewhat V-form and have top cutting edges 13 and similar side orend cutting edges 14-, the cuttersbeing received in the slots 9 and bottoming therein, the side cutting edges '14: projecting outwardly'beyond the outer side faces of the sections 1 and 2 as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The keys 15 are of-tapering form and have a tight frictional lit in the keyways 10 and have their inner side faces bevelled to conform to the adjacent concave side face of the cutting blade or tooth and to also have tight frictional engagement therewith.

When the keys 15 are in normal locking relation to the cutting blades or cutters, their inner ends project into the openings 8, and for the purpose of dislodging the keys, to thus allow of removal of the cutters,.a pin and 5,.is formed with a tapering face 1'7, affording a wedge-shaped fornriation. The pin 16 is formed to fit the opening 8, and has a head 18 to receive hammer blows, whereby upon driving of the pin in or through the opening, the inner ends of the keys 15 will be engaged by thewedge or tapering face 17 of the pin and will be moved out of engagement with the cutters,- thereby allowing removal of the latter.

' 16 is employed, which as shown in Figures 4 Due to the V-formation of the cutter blades, the inherent concave central portions thereof form parts which engage the convex V-portions of the keys and thus hold the blades against movement laterally of the body.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is I I p 1; In a: cutter, a sectional body, the $605 tions of which have .outwardlypextending hub forming portions on their outer faces, the inner face of one section having a projecting hub-forming part and the inner face of the other section having a, shouldered recess to receivesaid latter hub-forming. part, transverserivetsextending through the'sections and headed into engagement therewith,

' said body having transverse openings and slots of substantially V-form-extending int Wardly from theperipheryof the body and ,thronglL-thesides of the vbody and-spaced at their inner ends from the openings,-said b0dy further having tapering keyways which extend into. the respective openings vand communicateavith the vc-onoaved sides oli the V-slots, [\/-sha ped .cutters in the -V- slots havinglongitudinal and side cutting edges, the latter extendingbeyond therei spective outer faces. of the sides ofthe body,

keys in the keyways extending at their inner :.ends into the, openings. v

2. In a cutter, a body having transverse openings and slotsof approximately V form extending inwardly from the body peripheryiand through the sides oft'hebody. and spaced attheirwinner ends from the "openings, said body-also having tapering keyways *which extend into *the respective openings and communicate with-the concavedsides of the slots, 'V-shaped cutters in Vitnesses:

the slots having longitudinaland side cutting edgesythe latter extending outwardly ing corresponding diverging cutting edges conformably received in theslot, and means to secure the cutter in the slot with its said diverging cutting edges extending-trans verselyvof and beyond the periphery of the body. j I

4. A cutter including a bodyhaving a substantially V-shaped peripheral slot, a substantially V-shaped cutter in 'the slot, said body having a substantially radial l eyway which communicates with the concave side of the slot and at theangle thereof, and

a key in-the keyway having a faceconformably engaged with'the concave side of the ieutte'r at and in the angle thereof;

In testimony whereof I have-signed my name to thisv specification in'the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH M. REDINGER.

- I GHARLEs- M. FREITAG,

B. ARNOLD. 

